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When Middesk set out to build trust with Money20/20 attendees, it transformed its booth into “The Trust Club” filled with custom-designed merchandise created specifically for the trade show experience. From heavyweight crewnecks to limited-edition duffles, the brand designed exclusive items to drive engagement at different levels, all leading back to the overarching message. “Trust is […]

If you’re activating around Valentine’s Day this year, there’s still time to steal a few ideas that’ll give your event a little extra oomph. And we’re here to spread the love. There’s no shortage of great experiential campaigns to get the juices flowing, whether it be Snuggle’s heartfelt, interactive mosaic or Godiva’s 20-foot-tall chocolate boxes […]

As the event industry embarks on a new season of market volatility, many event marketers are forced to make difficult decisions about what stays and what goes in their event budgets. And what frequently “goes” are the well-intentioned sustainability initiatives that often start strong in the planning or conceptual phase, but lose steam when costs […]

Event marketers are more conscious than ever about excessive waste, and that has led to all-new thinking, and engagement strategies, around a quintessential event and trade show activity: the giveaway. In fact, it’s a conversation that event marketers have been locked in for the better part of a decade—remember Hershey’s Take5 Swag Exchange campaign at […]

The PPAI Expo 2025 brought more than 10,000 suppliers and distributors to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Jan. 13-16. The largest and longest-running promotional products trade show, it’s a great barometer of the industry as the tide shifts towards more personalization, transparency, and experiential gifting. EM swapped our uncool ankle socks for […]